The Free State government ignored regulations drawn up to prevent the milking of state assets. Craig McKune reports.
Vrede – "peace" in Afrikaans – was the name bestowed on a small Free State agricultural settlement in 1879 after a dispute over the site was resolved.
Up to half a billion tax rands are being poured into a Free State dairy farm whose links to the Gupta family appear to be increasingly clear.
Eight of the 11 Tshwane metro police officers accused of providing unofficial security to Gupta wedding guests have pleaded guilty, says an official.
Evidence that the controversial Gupta family is linked to a state-funded dairy is mounting despite denials.
Transport Minister Ben Martins has given Parliament a copy of the flight plan used by the Gupta family, but it has left some confused.
The ANC has criticised opposition parties that want Jeff Radebe chastised in Parliament about the timing in which the ‘Guptagate’ report was released.
The M&G finally caught up with the elusive Number One who speaks candidly about name-dropping in the Gupta saga – and friends with benefits.
Guptas dropped a name, now we’re dropping any mention of our anti-corruption laws, asks David Lewis.
President Jacob Zuma has condemned the practice of using his name and that of Cabinet ministers to secure privileges and violate state procedures.
The full report into the Waterkloof Air Base landing of a Gupta plane answers very few questions, but provides much entertaining detail on events.
Opposition parties have blamed President Jacob Zuma for the controversial Waterkloof Air Force Base landing of a plane carrying Gupta wedding guests.
The ministerial report into the Waterkloof Air Force Base landing of a plane carrying Gupta family members has been released.
Although internal processes will continue against Metro cops who allegedly escorted Gupta guests, criminal charges against them may have been dropped.
An objection has been lodged over an error on the 2013 property valuation roll relating to a property belonging to the Gupta family, the City says.
Corruption Watch has warned that chalking the Guptagate scandal up to name-dropping trivialises what is actually a major administrative breakdown.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe has downplayed the practice of name-dropping as an inherently South African problem.
Secretary general Gwede Mantashe says it is not necessary for President Jacob Zuma to explain his relationship with the Gupta family to the ANC.
Documents suggest the "name-dropping" that Justice Minister Jeff Radebe referred to in the Gupta wedding saga was confined to corridors.
Opposition parties say the Gupta family should be prosecuted, adding that a probe into the president’s involvement in the plane saga is needed.
Name-dropping has been blamed for the unlawful landing of an aircraft carrying guests to the Gupta family wedding at the Waterkloof Air Force Base.
The value of a property owned by the Gupta family in Johannesburg has dropped from R16.8-million to R490 000, the Saturday Star reported.
Join us on our M&G Hangout as we discuss new allegations surrounding the Guptas and South Africa’s state intelligence.
Cabinet ministers are considering a report from a probe into the unauthorised landing of a privately chartered plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base.
The Guptas have been accused of using food to sway decisions in favour of President Jacob Zuma at an ANC North West branch meeting, states a report.
The question is not about who approved the Gupta plane’s landing, but how much influence the family has. Sarah Evans talks us through the latest on the saga.
The recent lavish Gupta family wedding, estimated to have been a multimillion-rand affair, has focused the spotlight on the controversial clan.
The Indian high commissioner hosted a press conference on the IndiaAfrica festival, but everyone was more interested in the Gupta Waterkloof landing.
State probes into the possible improper use of state resources around the Gupta wedding will be studied by the auditor general, but not investigated.
When it comes to putting on a show, no one does it like our leaders. President Zuma and co sure know how to string together a performance.
The ANC should not go to next year’s national elections with the stench of controversial scandals following it, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Newcastle’s mayor Afzul Rehman has laid a complaint against a traffic official for calling him a Gupta.